daimon
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daimon
- /ˈdʌɪməʊn/ UK
- /ˈdaɪˌmoʊn/ US
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A modern romanization of Ancient Greek δαίμων (daímōn, “the one who divides, dispenser, tutelary deity”), intended to distinguish its ancient Greek sense from later conceptions of demons. Compare Ancient Greek Λᾰκεδαίμων (Lăkedaímōn, “Laconian dispenser”). Doublet of demon; piecewise doublet of time.
noun daimons · daimones
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Synonym of demon, particularly as
Love, as we know it in the book, is a daimon which possesses and undoes each of its victims.
Similar: demon, particularly as
- A tutelary deity or spirit that watches over a person or place. All at once, my daimōn—that other Me over whom I button my waistcoat when I button it over my own person—put it into my head to look up the story of Madame Saqui.
Talk about this word "daimon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/daimon. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. daimon. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/daimon "daimon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/daimon.Cite this
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title = {daimon},
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